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CATALOGUE OE 
two large black patches ; membrane cinereous, with a broad brown stripe. 
Length of the body 5^ lines. 
The spines of the thorax are more acute than those of M. Iristis. 
a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection. 
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Canthecona eufescens. 
rufescens, Vollenh. Pent. 6, pi. 1, f. 2. 
Java. Borneo. 
Canthecona plebeia. 
plebeia, Vollenh. Pent. 7, pi. 1, f. 4. 
Ternate. 
Canthecona variabilis. 
variabilis, Vollenh. Pent. 8, pi. 1, f. 7, 8. 
Timor. 
Canthecona acuta. 
acuta, Vollenh. Pent. 9, pi. 2, f. 1. 
Gilolo. Timor. 
Canthecona decorata. 
decorata, Vollenh. Pent. 9, pi. 2, f. 2. 
Gilolo. 
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PiCROMORUS SPINIDENS. 
Audinetia aculeata, page 141. 
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Arma velata. 
Perrtjginea, suhlililer nigro punctata, suhliis ochracea ; caput supra 
nigricans; antenna ochracea; thorax fascia antica nigra 
indeterminata, laleribus vix crenulatis, spinis nigris sat longis ; 
segmentum ventrale apicale nigro univittalum ; membrana fusca. 
Ferruginous, nearly elliptical, thickly and minutely punctured; 
punctures black, dull ochraceous beneath. Head mostly blackish above. 
Eyes rather prominent. Antennae ochraceous; third joint hardly shorter 
than the second; fourth longer than the third and than the fifth. Thorax 
with an irregular black band near the fore border; sides indistinctly 
crenulated ; spines black, long, stout, acute. Scutellum blackish towards 
the base, except on each side ; tip pale yellow. Abdomen beuealh with a 
broad black stripe on the apical segment. Legs ochraceous, stout. Mem- 
brane of the fore wings brown. Length of the body 5 lines. 
Allied to A. turbida, but the spines of the thorax are longer and more 
acute. 
Hindostan. In the National Museum at Melbourne. 
